Enrollment: OPEN (sign up today!)

Mentalization is like a superpower for your mind! It's the ability to understand that your thoughts, feelings, and actions are connected and can change depending on the situation. When you have attachment wounds, it can be hard to see that your thoughts and feelings are like a puzzle that can be solved. Mentalization helps you step back, look at the whole picture, and find new ways to put the pieces together. It's like having a wise guide inside your mind, helping you navigate tricky emotions and relationships. With mentalization, you can start to understand why you feel the way you do, and make positive changes to build stronger, healthier connections with others. It's like learning a new language that helps you communicate better with yourself and others, and can help heal those attachment wounds.

This group is part of an ongoing series of core groups.  Please reach out for information about concurrent and future group offerings.  The Heritage Center for Values Based Living seeks to engage individuals in the acceptance and change skills needed to face what feels impossible and discover what truly matters. We recognize that this journey is a unique one and seek to provide our clients with the individualized plan that journey requires.  Each person’s work at Heritage starts in a consultation with a member of our team where we will assess one’ treatment journey, goals, and then tailor our individual, group, assessment, and collaboration options to meet their needs.  This is particularly valuable for individuals who may be transitioning out of higher levels of care or  seeking higher levels of support while navigating demands of day-to-day life.

Enrollment: OPEN (sign up today!)

Are you a teenager navigating the rollercoaster of emotions, seeking a supportive community to understand and manage your feelings? Introducing our "Emotional Resilience" Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Group for Teens – a transformative journey toward emotional well-being!

🌈 What is DBT? DBT is a highly effective therapeutic approach that combines cognitive-behavioral strategies with mindfulness techniques. It empowers individuals to build emotional resilience, regulate intense emotions, and enhance interpersonal relationships.

🚀 What Our Group Offers:

1. Safe and Inclusive Space: A judgment-free zone where teens can express themselves authentically and connect with peers facing similar challenges.

2. Skill-Building Workshops: Engaging sessions that teach practical DBT skills to manage stress, regulate emotions, and navigate interpersonal relationships.

3. Mindfulness Practices: Learn mindfulness techniques to stay present, reduce anxiety, and enhance overall well-being.

4. Interactive Group Activities: Fun and interactive exercises designed to reinforce DBT skills in real-life scenarios, promoting active learning.

5. Experienced Facilitators: Our experienced therapists create a supportive and encouraging environment, ensuring each participant feels heard and valued.

🌺 Benefits for Teens:

• Develop emotional regulation skills

• Improve interpersonal relationships

• Enhance communication and assertiveness

• Boost self-esteem and self-awareness

• Cultivate mindfulness for stress reduction

Enrollment: OPEN (sign up today!)

Discover valuable resources and skills to help you navigate the challenges of caregiving, and find a sense of balance and renewed energy in your life!

Dr. Lisa Suarez will guide clients through discussions concerning issues caregivers face and teaching skills on mindfulness, coping, relationships, and self-care.

As a result of this 8-week group clients will have the resources to be more aware and accepting of themselves and others, cope better with stress and triggers, better regulate their thoughts and emotions, and improve their relationships with other people.

This group seeks to engage caregivers in active and focused problem-solving approaches related to caregiving to improve the quality of care, reduce burden, and improve functioning.

Read here for more about Dr. Suarez

Enrollment: OPEN (reach out today!)

Introducing "Rooted Resilience" - a trauma-informed DBT and somatic group for adults. This group offers a unique integration of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and somatic techniques, specifically designed for adults who have experienced trauma. Our approach prioritizes safety, connection, and empowerment, fostering an environment where individuals can explore new ways of living and healing. DBT skills, such as mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation, will be taught and practiced within a trauma-informed framework, acknowledging the impact of trauma on participants' lives. Simultaneously, somatic techniques will help individuals develop body awareness, release pent-up tension, and enhance their sense of grounding and control. Through experiential exercises, guided meditations, and creative expression, participants will:

* Develop a greater sense of self-awareness and self-compassion

* Enhance resilience and coping skills

* Improve emotional regulation and tolerance for difficult emotions

* Cultivate a stronger connection between mind, body, and spirit

Our group will be facilitated by trained mental health professionals with expertise in trauma, DBT, and somatic techniques. We recognize the importance of meeting participants where they are, honoring their unique experiences, and promoting a culture of inclusivity and respect. Join us in empowering individuals on their journey towards healing, wholeness, and embodied resilience.

Learn more about Abby Hurley, PsyD

Enrollment: Closed (reach out today for more information about future groups!)

This emotion regulation virtual workshop exists to foster mutual support, mindful practice, and emotional growth for each participant.  This 6-week learning opportunity incorporates evidence based practice with the targets of effectively noticing, growing in awareness of, learning to accept and managing our own emotional experiences.

Enrollment: CLOSED Reach out today for future group offerings!

Make this the year your New Year Resolutions take root and flourish in your life.  In this 8 week, structured, goal and solution oriented group we are covering skills and experiences you need to pick the direction, keep going and do what matters. We work on knowing what makes change really worth it for you and build the skills needed for sustainable, meaningful growth!

This group is part of an ongoing series of core groups.  Please reach out for information about concurrent and future group offerings.  The Heritage Center for Values Based Living seeks to engage individuals in the acceptance and change skills needed to face what feels impossible and discover what truly matters. We recognize that this journey is a unique one and seek to provide our clients with the individualized plan that journey requires.  Each person’s work at Heritage starts in a consultation with a member of our team where we will assess one’ treatment journey, goals, and then tailor our individual, group, assessment, and collaboration options to meet their needs.  This is particularly valuable for individuals who may be transitioning out of higher levels of care or  seeking higher levels of support while navigating demands of day-to-day life.

Enrollment: OPEN Reach out today!

This structured, 4 week group is tailored to provide support and refresher on skill for adults for whom the holidays and end of the year presents a challenge and a difficult time. 

We will cover mindfulness skills, provide coaching on values and committed action, explore family dynamics and how to navigate them, and build a clear and specific “what to do” plan for distress tolerance.

Enrollment: FULL (reach out to join our waitlist for future groups)

In this experiential 8-week group for adults come learn the process for moving toward what matters even in the midst of painful emotions like anxiety and sorrow. Experience your capacity to expand, ride with and embrace what has been so difficult to give space. This group combines evidenced based practices: DBT, ACT, and exposure. 

This group is part of an ongoing series of core groups.  Please reach out for information about concurrent and future group offerings.  The Heritage Center for Values Based Living seeks to engage individuals in the acceptance and change skills needed to face what feels impossible and discover what truly matters. We recognize that this journey is a unique one and seek to provide our clients with the individualized plan that journey requires.  Each person’s work at Heritage starts in a consultation with a member of our team where we will assess one’ treatment journey, goals, and then tailor our individual, group, assessment, and collaboration options to meet their needs.  This is particularly valuable for individuals who may be transitioning out of higher levels of care or  seeking higher levels of support while navigating demands of day-to-day life.

Enrollment: CLOSED (reach out today for further recommendations!)

Engage group exists to foster mutual support, mindfulness practice, and emotional growth for each of its members.  It consists of women who have a current or past struggle with depression and/or anxiety.